Eisenhower vs. Warren: The Battle for Civil Rights and Liberties (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780871407559)

The bitter feud between President Dwight D. Eisenhower and Chief Justice Earl Warren framed the tumultuous future of the modern civil rights movement. Eisenhower was a gradualist who wanted to coax white Americans in the South into eventually accepting integration, while Warren, author of the Supreme Court's historic unanimous opinion in Brown v. Board of Education, demanded immediate action to dismantle the segregation of the public school system. In Eisenhower vs. Warren, two-time New York Times Notable Book author James F. Simon examines the years of strife between them that led Eisenhower to say that his biggest mistake as president was appointing that "dumb son of a bitch Earl Warren." This momentous, poisonous relationship is presented here at last in one volume. Compellingly written, Eisenhower vs. Warren brings to vivid life the clash that continues to reverberate in political and constitutional debates today.

Author: James F. Simon
ISBN-10: 0871407558
ISBN-13: 9780871407559
Publisher: Liveright Publishing Corporation
Language: English
Published: 04/10/2018
Pages: 448
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.70lbs
Size: 9.40h x 6.20w x 1.70d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal Prepub Alert 11/15/2017
Publishers Weekly 02/05/2018
Kirkus Reviews 02/15/2018
Booklist 02/15/2018 pg. 21
Library Journal 03/01/2018 pg. 92
Shelf Awareness 04/27/2018
Choice 01/01/2019